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Direct linkRobinson, Kristy A. – Educational Psychologist, 2023
The study of classroom processes that shape students' motivational beliefs, although fruitful, has suffered from a lack of conceptual clarity in terminology, definitions, distinctions, and roles of these important processes. Synthesizing extant research and major theoretical perspectives on achievement motivation, I propose Motivational Climate…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Classroom Environment, Definitions, Learning Motivation
Geary, David C. – Educational Psychologist, 2009
Alexander, Schallert, and Reynolds's (2009/this issue) "what," "where," "who," and "when" framework situates different perspectives on learning in different places in this multidimensional space and by doing so helps us to better understand seemingly disparate approaches to learning. The framework is in need of a fifth, "why" dimension. The "why"…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Theory Practice Relationship, Learning Motivation, Adolescents
Geary, David C. – Educational Psychologist, 2008
Schools are a central interface between evolution and culture. They are the contexts in which children learn the evolutionarily novel abilities and knowledge needed to function as adults in modern societies. Evolutionary educational psychology is the study of how an evolved bias in children's learning and motivational systems influences their…
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Learning Motivation, Evolution, Bias
Duncan, Teresa Garcia; McKeachie, Wilbert J. – Educational Psychologist, 2005
The goal of this article is to discuss one of Paul Pintrich's more enduring legacies: the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ), an 81-item, self-report instrument consisting of 6 motivation subscales and 9 learning strategies scales. The MSLQ has proven to be a reliable and useful tool that can be adapted for a number of…
Descriptors: Individual Differences, Measures (Individuals), Learning Strategies, Learning Motivation
Turner, Julianne C.; Patrick, Helen – Educational Psychologist, 2008
In this article, we argue for a change in how researchers study motivation to learn. We believe that research can provide better explanations of the origins and outcomes of behavior, and thus be more useful, if we focus on how motivation develops and why it changes. We suggest reframing motivation research in education by extending the current…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Learning Activities, Student Motivation, Learning Motivation
Schunk, Dale H. – Educational Psychologist, 2005
Paul R. Pintrich was a leading figure in the field of self-regulated learning. This article discusses some of Paul's major contributions: (a) formulating a conceptual framework for studying self-regulated learning comprising phases (forethought, planning, activation; monitoring; control; reaction, reflection) and areas for self-regulation…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Independent Study, Self Paced Instruction, Learning Motivation
